Emotion Management Not Working Like It Used To
Midlife can be a time where it gets harder to do the activities that have helped emotion management. Changes in our bodies, purpose, family roles, and values seem to occupy more of our time, leaving less to take care of ourselves. Thoughts like, “I just have to get...
2 Yoga Principles For Emotional Reactions
I was just asked what my definition of emotional reactions was and I wasn’t totally into my answer. So I took some time to sit with those two words and here’s what I came up with: Emotions are communications from the body-mind system. A reaction is a quick output of...
But, I Didn’t Start The Fire! Keeping Yourself From (Self) Love
Do you ever get a song stuck in your head? One you haven’t thought of in years? I had that happen to me about a month ago when someone I hadn’t heard from in years was summing up the past decade as ‘horrible.’ All of a sudden, “We didn’t Start The...
Year of the Snake – Put Inner Wisdom To Use This Year
Happy Lunar New Year! My first encounter with anything having to do with the lunar new year were the paper place mats at Chinese restaurants growing up. They would show the 12 zodiac animals of Chinese astrology, which is based on a lunar calendar. My childhood best...
Use That Vacation To Find Freedom In Daily Life
What is it about going on vacation? I have heard many women share with me that if they could just bottle up their vacation mind and bring it into their daily life, they’d find the peace and calm they desire. Getting on that plane or pulling away from the...
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